Security
Turbat: At least eight people, including public servants, were injured in a hand grenade attack of motorcyclists. According to details unidentified miscreants who came on a motorcycle hurled hand grenade on people in main bazaar, Bismillah Chowk, in Turbat and sped the scene. The grenade exploded with big bang injured eight people, including two government employees. The News, Dawn, Tribune
Socioeconomic
Peshawar: Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mehmood Khan has directed relevant officials to formulate rules and regulations for the merger of Khasadars and levies forces with the KP Police within one month. TNN
Peshawar: Sehat Sahulat Program is offering free health facilities to more than 1 million families of newly merged districts,” said Dr Riaz Tanoli, Head of KP Sehat Sahulat Program while addressing civil societies convention. TNN
Karachi: A day after the United States declared the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) a terrorist group, Rashid Brohi, a commander of the proscribed BLA, who allegedly played a key role in the last year’s Chinese Consulate attack in Karachi, has been apprehended. The News
Islamabad: In a serious crackdown against kingpins of proscribed organisations, Pakistan has decided to file terrorism/ terror financing cases against top leadership of banned Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) Hafiz Muhammad Saeed and others. The News, Dawn
Islamabad: US President Donald Trump has described Afghanistan as a “lab for terrorists,” saying in a television interview that if the United States withdrew its military forces from the country, he would still leave a “very strong intelligence” presence behind. The News
Karachi: Police held outlawed Lashkar-i-Jhangvi responsible for last month’s targeted killing of two policemen of the Sindh Reserve Police (SRP) in an Orangi Town area. Dawn, Tribune
